Well I just returned home from my HIDA scan. I have been dealing withterrible pain under my right rib and it radiates into my back and shoulder. Ialso feel like I have a huge softball stuck under my ribs when I leave back..as if I am leaning against it. I have had 2 ultrasounds that were negative,bloodwork, and a upper endoscopy that showed a little gastritis but no ulcers.The pain is only brought on if I eat fatty foods or anything with spices.Everything has to be pretty bland and I drink a lot of water. This has beengoing on over 5 weeks now and my gastroenterologist decided to move on toHIDA scan which was done this morning.

The first part went well then the tech went to talk to the doctor becauseit looked like my gallbladder had disappeared. Should I be concerned aboutthis?? He said all of the films for the first half were then done and wewould move on to the second part.

Then we did the part with the CCK injection into my IV and that sent me intoterrible pain and nausea. It made my stomach cramp all up and I hurt up intomy shoulder and back The tech told me something is definitely not right andthat "we may be on to something" because of the way I reacted.

It felt like someone was stabbing me in the back and I nearly got sick to mystomach. Afterwards the tech gave me some juice and a blanket and let merelax until I was feeling good enough to leave.

The doctor should be calling me in a few days..but I am just terrified, thatlike with every other test done, this will not give me an answer to my painand the doctor will blow it off. I have lost so much weight from being unableto eat much and I feel awful. I just cannot function while living onpainkillers.

Has anyone experienced this same problem and have any advice for me?? Thanksso much for any help!

I'm no doctor, but I'm positive your GB is bad. While the HIDA scan injection materials often make everyone who takes them feel ill and uncomfortable, that it made yours hurt so bad makes it sound like your GB is quite bad.

And yes, I have had a bad gall bladder too. For 5 years, off and on. So I know exactly what you are talking about with EVERYTHING!

Keriamon said...I'm no doctor, but I'm positive your GB is bad. While the HIDA scan injection materials often make everyone who takes them feel ill and uncomfortable, that it made yours hurt so bad makes it sound like your GB is quite bad.

And yes, I have had a bad gall bladder too. For 5 years, off and on. So I know exactly what you are talking about with EVERYTHING!

I am just concerned that if the doctor says I am fine..I will not know what else to do :( I am hoping this does give that answer as you said..so that I can get some RELIEF!

Hello, I also had gallbladder problems for 10 years before finally with a hydascan it was dx.. I really think you will get your answer with this test.. It depends what your refraction rate was.. If it is below a certain number that means your gallbladder is not working and you will probably need to get it out.. Beleive me getting it out is your best option.. You will feel so much better.. I used to suffer at least 3 times a week laying on the bathroom floor in pain all night.. I did that for at least 5 years.. I got it out along with my appendix last novemember.. Since then I went from 105lbs to 120.. Which is great I was way to thin.. Hope you find your answer. Feel free to emai me if you have any questions..

ryleigh said...Hello, I also had gallbladder problems for 10 years before finally with a hydascan it was dx.. I really think you will get your answer with this test.. It depends what your refraction rate was.. If it is below a certain number that means your gallbladder is not working and you will probably need to get it out.. Beleive me getting it out is your best option.. You will feel so much better.. I used to suffer at least 3 times a week laying on the bathroom floor in pain all night.. I did that for at least 5 years.. I got it out along with my appendix last novemember.. Since then I went from 105lbs to 120.. Which is great I was way to thin.. Hope you find your answer. Feel free to emai me if you have any questions..

Thank you for the advice and I am glad your problem was problem was fixed. Those moments on the bathroom floor are VERY familiar. I just will not know what to do if this doctor says my refraction rate is good but yet I am still in pain. I have heard stories of people who have had good HIDA scan scores but yet later on had the gallbladder removed to find it covered in adhesions.

I will keep yall updated and definitely email you if I come up with more questions.

I had three HIDA scans done over the course of 5 years. Of course that was my problem all along because once it came out, the pain went away. So if this doesn't work, go to another doctor and do it again. Your symptoms are just too perfectly gall bladder in nature for it not to be that. I mean, your's are more perfectly gall bladder than mine were.

I think the tech gave you your clue. My stepfather was a tech, and he did two of my tests. Finally, on the last one, he said, "It's not working!" But technically techs aren't allowed to tell you that; it has to come from the radiologist who reads the numbers (although all the techs know what the numbers mean). That yours said something wasn't right indicates that he saw your numbers and knows that they weren't good.

I got my results from my test later that same day (might be because of my stepfather and the radiologist being best friends), so if you don't hear from your doctor real soon, call to harrass.

Keriamon said...I had three HIDA scans done over the course of 5 years. Of course that was my problem all along because once it came out, the pain went away. So if this doesn't work, go to another doctor and do it again. Your symptoms are just too perfectly gall bladder in nature for it not to be that. I mean, your's are more perfectly gall bladder than mine were.

I think the tech gave you your clue. My stepfather was a tech, and he did two of my tests. Finally, on the last one, he said, "It's not working!" But technically techs aren't allowed to tell you that; it has to come from the radiologist who reads the numbers (although all the techs know what the numbers mean). That yours said something wasn't right indicates that he saw your numbers and knows that they weren't good.

I got my results from my test later that same day (might be because of my stepfather and the radiologist being best friends), so if you don't hear from your doctor real soon, call to harrass.

Thank you for the advice and I will definitely harass that office if I do not hear back soon!! When the tech injected the CCK and asked me to rate my pain and I told him a 5 on a scale of 1-10..while you could probably see the agony on my face...he began writing down things on my chart. When I told him I was in pain he quickly replied "We may be on to something!" and he kept patting my shoulder and telling me to hang in there. He asked to rate my pain about 3-4 times through the whole test and if I was having any nausea. I am hoping this means that this test gave an answer. I am tired of being in pain and getting sick when I eat. The thought of my numbers coming out okay yet I am still in agony and the doctor wont do anything really concerns me...but as you said..if they do nothing..move on to another one who will!!

I was so glad to read about someone else having similar problems to what I'm having. I had an endoscopy yesterday and am scheduled for a HIDA Scan next Wednesday. They have found inflammation in my duodenum and took a biopsy from my stomach. For several years I would get nauseous after eating and usually have to run for the bathroom about 15 minutes after a meal. Diahrea would hit immediately. Then I might have problems with constipation between these bouts. I have finally found, by elimination, the foods I can't have which are oils and butters and strong spices. I have to be careful of caffeine and not overload on it too. I've had other tests on my gallbladder which all came back ok and a colonoscopy two years ago that was fine. So they labeled me with IBS. I don't agree with it but I'm like you, they just brush it off and meanwhile it's so hard to eat out and I have no answers. You are all talking about being on the floor in the bathroom constantly. I had a bout one time hit me while I was eating out and started to feel funny. I felt like I had to go to the bathroom real bad and was blacking out. I was sweating so bad my clothes stuck to me. I never did throw up but felt like I didn't know which end it was going to come out of first but I was so sick I couldn't stand up. Is this similar to what you're experiencing? I'm so anxious to get my results from the test next week and get this HIDA Scan done. How uncomfortable is it?

How interesting !I haven't been able to eat for 8 months - get sick if I eat & had terrible pain under right breast.I had the pain for 32 hours, then ate again & had it for 2 hours then ate alittle & started aching under theright breast - so that was when I shut down the eating.I had a ultra sound & they said I had some stones but it wasn't inflamed. A friend put me on to this HIDAtest so when I finally got to the gastroenterologist I asked for it. A month later I had a date for the HIDAtest. They ask you if you had eaten in the last 4 hours & I said no - I get sick when I eat, so they askedme the last time I had eaten. I said several days ago - so then they couldn't do the test. They gave me somecheese & crackers & I came back in a couple of hours. I was on the table for 3 hours because the scanshowed that it was backing up after it went thru the liver (thus why I always had nausea). So then they called a nurse to administer morphine (that's suppose to activate the gall bladder). Then they did the test again with the same result. So then there was no question the gall bladder was no good.If this test was used instead of the Ultra Sound - I would have found out a lot sooner. I also had said tomy doctor that maybe the ultra sound did not show my gall bladder inflamed because I don't eat !I lived for eight months on the protein powders (also hemp powder) that they have out now - they're verygood.So my recommendation is to eat the previous day before your Ultra Sound, maybe it will show the gallbladder inflamed !I also think the family dr. should be able to order the HIDA test or send all these people to a DR> whocan OK this test without waiting 6 months for a gastroenterologist to order it.I don't know why the doctors are not figuring this out. The operation is done lap. now & is very quick.ASK FOR A HIDA TEST.I hope this will help someone as its a horrible thing to go thru.